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Hicks hits three-run homer as Yankees avoid sweep with 6-2 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Veteran pitcher Edwin Jackson took full ownership Thursday night for his poor performance since joining the Toronto Blue Jays almost a month ago. The right-hander has lost four of ...
Jun 06, 2019
Alouettes, Redblacks tie 20-20 to cap CFL pre-season play
Montreal Alouettes quarterbacks Antonio Pipkin and Vernon Adams Jr., each threw a touchdown, while Ottawa Redblacks pivots Will Arndt and Danny Collins threw for over 100 yards and an interc...
Jun 06, 2019
Cole Watson's touchdown catch earns Argos exhibition win over Ticats
HAMILTON - Dakota Prukop's 43-yard touchdown pass to Cole Watson in the fourth quarter led the Toronto Argonauts to a 30-23 exhibition win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday night. Watson's ...
Jun 06, 2019
Enbridge seeks court ruling on Great Lakes oil pipeline deal
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Enbridge Inc. said Thursday it will go to court after failing to strike a deal with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on building an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel that co...
Jun 06, 2019
'Dr. John,' funky New Orleans 'night-tripper' musician, dies
NEW ORLEANS - Dr. John, the New Orleans musician who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77. In ...
Jun 06, 2019
Oil spills at well site west of Blackfalds
Cleanup is underway after 10,000 litres of oil was spilled at a site west of Blackfalds. Vesta Energy tells rdnewsNOW that an incident took place Wednesday at around 4 p.m. at a well site of theirs al...
Jun 06, 2019 Vesta Energy Ltd., which operates this well site on RR 280 west of the QEII near Blackfalds, confirms they are investigating an incident at the site on Wednesday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Education of Nunavut high school students, adult learners found wanting: auditor
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is failing to prepare its high school and mature students for further education or for the working world, says a highly critical report from the federal auditor general...
Jun 06, 2019
Plant-based burger maker Beyond Meat beats forecasts in 1Q
Beyond Meat's shares soared after the plant-based meat company beat Wall Street's expectations in its first earnings report since its IPO in May. The El Segundo, California-based company lost $6.6 mil...
Jun 06, 2019
US and Mexico: More talks, no deal yet to avert tariffs
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Mexican officials laboured for a second day Thursday to avert import tariffs that President Donald Trump is threatening to impose as he tries to strong-arm Mexico into stemming t...
Jun 06, 2019
Red Deer Legion honours veterans on D-Day anniversary
With hundreds of Canadian flags flapping in the background and poppies on the lapels of the 20 or so in attendance, veterans of many conflicts over the decades were honoured Thursday at Red Deer's Alt...
Jun 06, 2019 Lorraine Pillman lays a poppy onto a wreath during a ceremony Thursday at Alto Reste Cemetery as Legion president Bev Hanes looks on. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)